According to data from the United Nations, there are an estimated 152 million children between 5 and 17 years old engaged in child labor globally. 

“Diversity” appears to have become a dirty word in some quarters of the business world today — but not when it comes to supplier selection.

An endless series of crises roiling ocean shipping in the post-COVID 19 era is resulting in a change in “carrier DNA.”

As uncertainty has become the new norm for supply chains, previously tried-and-true crisis management strategies are no longer equipped to keep up with the pace of today's disruptions.

Supply chain leaders love to talk about their push for “digitization” of key processes. But their hiring patterns aren’t always lining up with that rhetoric.

Already in 2025, we've seen the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on the price and availability of essential foods.

U.S.-based companies are also likely to suffer because of reciprocal tariffs imposed by America’s trading partners in retaliation, threatening profit from exports. 

Don’t expect the Trump tariffs to trigger a boom in domestic manufacturing in the U.S. — or an end to the growth of “nearshored” production capacity in Mexico.

Prices will rise, maybe wages will too. The question is whether Trump’s new tariff regime will pay off. 

Ending de minimis requirements altogether could mean more paperwork, longer processing times, and higher costs for everyone from shippers to consumers.